# ActionMailer Problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-problem/115613>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 26, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-problem/115613 "2007-09-26T20:44:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-problem/115613/1 "2007-09-26T20:44:32Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to send automated e-mails using ActionMailer in a Rails  
project. The configuration I am using is a working configuration on  
another server. But even when I try sending within irb, I get the same  
problem. Any ideas? Here is the error I get when I try and send the  
message:

Errno::ECONNREFUSED: Connection refused - connect(2)  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in  
`initialize' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in`new’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in `old_open' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:56:in`timeout’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/protocol.rb:206:in`old\_open’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:393:in `do_start' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:378:in`start’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/net/smtp.rb:316:in `start' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/ action_mailer/base.rb:511:in`perform\_delivery\_smtp’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/  
action\_mailer/base.rb:397:in `send' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/ action_mailer/base.rb:397:in`deliver!’  
from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionmailer-1.2.5/lib/  
action\_mailer/base.rb:291:in `method\_missing’  
from (irb):47

In environment.rb  
ActionMailer::Base.smtp\_settings = {  
:address =\> mail\_server,  
:port =\> 25,  
:domain =\> domain,  
:authentication =\> :login,  
:user\_name =\> user,  
:password =\> pass  
}

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**Author:** ![mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-problem/115613/2 "2007-09-26T21:31:58Z")

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Figured it out. For those experiencing this problem, try (in  
environment.rb):

ActionMailer::Base.delivery\_method = :smtp